#1 - 2-29-16 at Upper Twin Lake, Wanaque, NJ

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Comment by John Sheehan on June 21, 2016 at 3:25pm

Some fisherman up here ,myself included , feel Dogwood trees blooming are the sign of Bass hitting more consistently . You can entice some of them earlier than that though  and I've managed to catch Bass all twelve months of the year though not in the same year . That's a different goal .

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 2, 2016 at 5:47pm

The crappie spawn  can be a little different depending on the particular body of water..........In North Carolina I'm more in tune with tidal river Black Crappie which will begin moving shallow most years in March when water temps sustain above 50 degrees with peak being two weeks either side of Easter............clues in my region are blooming wild dogwood trees and 54 to 56 degree water temps for three to five consecutive days.........Some lakes can go a little earlier when shallow back waters warm up more quickly...........a lot of my success comes from years of note taking and comparisons Gary..........I also use electronics for marking winter crappie and I will scan basins in the coming weeks with expectations that the fish will first suspend and shortly after begin to quickly transition to nearby shallow cover........Lot of information but the most important factor is water temperature.......it doesn't lie!

Comment by Gary Boysen on March 2, 2016 at 5:14pm

Thanks, Jeff. I know you guys are about a month or more ahead of us up north. My sister lives in Greensboro, and I love to visit this time of year. Hopefully, I'll drag my new kayak down your way for some fishing. My sister is more inland than you are, but the lakes all over NC are beautiful and rich with bass. But as far as crappie go, when is the spawn? I love to catch them, but don't know as much about them as I do bass.

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 2, 2016 at 4:37pm

Some nice black crappie.......this location should be fun during the crappie spawn........I would check it out again in the coming weeks......